Chapter 1

It was Lily's seventh and final year at Hogwarts. She was on the Hogwarts express with two of her close friends talking animatedly about the year to unfold.

" Oh no. I think I've dropped my diary somewhere." Said Lily as she frantically searched her trunk and pockets. The diary was the one thing that she could confide he most intimate secrets in. Some of the information she didn't even tell her friends about.

" Calm down Lily, just retrace your steps and look for it. That's what I do." Said Jasmine.

Jasmine was always the "thinking to much" type. Bit annoying really.

"Oh you are so practical," said Malerie." You'd better find it fast. Or someone else will."

Lily yelped at the thought and ran out to the hallway of the train. She was so carried away trying to find her diary that she accidentally bumped into someone.

"I'm terribly sorry. I didn't mean to."

"Hi Lily." Said a very sweet and mellow voice. The voice belonged to Remus Lupin.

" Hey." Replied Lily awkwardly.

Remus seemed paler than before. He had grown very much over the summer though, she thought. His stormy gray eyes were still there as well as his sandy brown hair.

" What are you doing?" asked Remus courteously.

" I lost my diary. It must be somewhere here." Said Lily.

" Oh, you mean this one?" said Remus. She recognized the leather bound book.

" Yes thank you. You didn't read it did you?" joked Lily.

" No, you know me better than that. Well see you around." said Remus simply and he went inside the compartment.

Lily had always thought Remus was too nice and gentle to be part of the Marauders. Just as she was about to turn and head to her compartment, a masculine figure grabbed her into the compartment.

" Potter, let go of me. Must we start off the year like this? AGAIN!" Said Lily. He still had her in his arms. He let go, though very reluctantly.

He obviously hasn't changed a bit. At least he let go this time. The last time she had to disarm him!

" Of course! This is our greeting!" said James earnestly.

Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew and Remus were sitting there as well. Though Remus seemed very shocked by James' action.

" Hey, Lily-poo. We missed you too. " Said Sirius batting his long lashes.

Peter was giggling.

"Now, now, Sirius. Offer the lady a sit!" said James earnestly.

"Wormy. Get up." Said Sirius simply.

Peter looked at him as if wondering if Sirius was actually serious about the command.

" Well since, you obviously don't have enough seats. I'll be back to my own compartment now." Said Lily shrewdly.

" NO! LILY! There is a seat for you." Said James urgently.

"Where?" said Lily savagely. It was rhetorical.

" Right here." Said James deviously, gently patting his lap.

"Uggh! You make me sick, Potter." Then she stormed out the compartment.

James looked as if he had been snatched a bag of sweets that he was just about to unwrap.

"Oh well. We'll get her next time, Prongsy." Said Sirius.

" I don't care! I never said I actually LIKED her. She's just another girl." Said James more defensively than he would have liked it to come out. Though that convinced no one. James, being the kind of guy he is, would never admit that he truly liked a girl.

" Prongs, you have to me a lot more gentle when you're talking to a girl like Lily and you can't be rude and offer her the 'Potter Seat'." Said Remus while reading the Transfiguration book.

" WHAT!" James yelped.

"Are you saying that I'm not a gentleman? Its just Lily is trying hard to get. I mean she is the only one who refused the 'Potter Seat' " said James looking around at Sirius and Peter, for some support, trying to defend himself.

" Well Lily isn't like that. She isn't part of your fan club. You have to use something more than your charms to get her to like you."

" I never said I wanted her to like me. And well, Moony, you seem to know a lot about girls all of a sudden."

Sirius and peter looked up at the almost reddening Remus. Remus said nothing more.